PAKISTAN WOMEN — Oscar-winner filmmaker says women pushing back against sexism in Pakistan

Two-time Oscar-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy of Pakistan believes that women are pushing back against sexist and misogynist culture in the country, a conviction portrayed in her latest Emmy Award-nominated documentary «Freedom Fighters.»

«Women are now more educated, many of them working now, and they want a greater say in how their lives are, who they marry, how they live, how they want to be treated,» Obaid-Chinoy, 42, told EFE in a telephonic interview.EFE-EPA

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Source: efe.com , English edition